The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-04-14
BRIC-A-BRAC.
Always give the devil his adieu.

An eHchcqucr-A retired baggagc-iuas-
ter.
How to make tall man short-Rob him
of his purse.
Even dark lantern has its bright side"
quoth witty Roland.
Repeated earthquakes have occurred ot
Alden. w
The carpenters strike is still in progress
in Chicago.
The Atlanta Rifles have withdrawn from
the national drill.
insurance companies arc Clecliuinet Chira
go risks Tor fear of the Anarchists
The butternut is very durable wocd
and excellent timber for fence posts.
You cannot jump over mountain nm,
step by step takes you to the other side.
A man is not man when he turns into .
bed. W q"
Why is the bow Of boat Ike sulphurjc
acld? because it cuts water.
The LomaX Rifles OF Mobile will NOT
withdraw from the national drill.
1t is fact known by Old farmers that
March colds never hul' fruit or vegetables,
The jackass would not hide his eats if he
could. lie thinks they look well CnOuyh.
Both of the military companies Of San
Antonio, Texas, have Withdrawn from thu
national drill.
The cornerstone of the new city hall Of
Richmond, Va, was laid with imposi,.y
| ceremonies.
At Staunton, Va, the local option cleo
tlon resulted in majority Of 93 for license
In total vote Of ,162.
~ poctess sings, 81 have found what
silence is" Her friends, it is understood
are not so fortunate.
There are said to be 50 varieties Of S!ccp
| in the world-not counting Wall Street
| lambs.
Widows may set their caps more than
wldowcrs, but figures show lilal the luttcl,
bag the game.
BY singular diSpcnsation Of Providence
| q ilutc cannot be heard any further than Il
gun will carry.
lie that is familiar with curtain lectures
may not advocate stage effects but lie is
certainly in favor of the drop curtain.
The German press warmly approve Of
the new Italian Cabinet, which they say
will be favorable to the triple alliance.
An extensive strike Of stone masons and
their laborerS and mortar mixers in the
vicinity of Boston has been iaauguratcd
1t has been computed that tb2 English
speaking population of the world VIII in Il
hundred years number from eight hundred
to one thousand millions.
Pearl necklaces are down 50 cheap his
year that n fine one can be bought fer ;il2.
O0O. Everything seems to favor the poor
man.
What is the difference between "a OH
tr@mp and fcalhCrbcd? There is y ,ya'i..
rial difference. One is hard up and the
other soft down.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has de-
required to redeem trade dollars under the
recent act.
Coal shaft no. 9 of OSkalCosa, Iowa. w;.s
totally destroyed by fire Superintendent;
Story Was badly burned, bUt the n.in.l3 g..
capped uninjurcd.
Who was the most successful liuaucitr
mentioned in the Old Testament? No::h.
because he successfully ilOatcd limited
company when al the rest Of the w1yii
was in liquidation.
Two hundred labOrurS at tic hInri;;.,u
Iron Works OF Jones Il Laughlil. Pitts
burg, struck for IN advance in wages of 30
cents per day.
a south bound passenger train on The
Mobile and Ohio railway was wrecked at
Carroll station, eight miles from Jacksor.
Tenn. No one was injured
The steamer Brcctor arrived ut 81. johns,
n. f., from the ice fields with L.. GEO seals
and brings no news confirming the report
of the loss Of the sealing steamer Eagle.
The Virginia House has passed a bill
granting charter to the Charleston, Gin
cinnati and Chicago railroad. The bill now
goes to the Governor.
The steamer Spoken, with 2, PASSENGERS,
capSizcd on the Coucr D'Alcnli river, Ore,
gon, Tuesday. Five men arc reported lost.
Strasburg papers report further cXpul
sions of French sympathiZcrS. The search
ing OF houses for compromising documents
Is also being more vigorously prosecuted.
Chevalier Schimtron Tavcra has dcliv-
cred to President Cleveland his credentials
as minister from Austria hungary to the
United States.
a register clerk in the general postoliicc
OF Chicago, who recently confessed to Il
theft OF about $4,000, and who was re-
leased on $4,000 bail, has gone to Canada.
boy in Pittsburg has swallowed a thcr-
mometcr, and the doctors are unable TO Get
II out. II he can wait till June the mrr
curry will run so high that the instrument
VIII come soaring out of his mouth,
What poctcss particularly refers 70 .,
warm palencss" is almost identical viii
the hue OF the mans face who strurmIcs
wildly on the perilous edge Of IL bahama
peel, reclining at length on the sidewalk.
and is too pious to swear
Charles NJ. Owens, Isaiah Waters, Jobn
Brandon, John b. Sanncr and William J,
Brine, judge and clerks of election in the
first ward Of Baltimore, tried for conspir.
ing to dcfraud at the last municipal cicc
ton, were convicted. Notice of appeal
was entered.
,l know why the doctor brought that
little baby" said a iVc-ycar-old the other
day to her happy mother. "And why did
the doctor bring the babyY was asked |
Cause 1t cries 50 much he did not want |
TO Keep 1t himself, was the reply
An Indiscrcct Preacher.
CHICAGO, April "A spCciaI from Nor